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NYSC member gets raped and dispossessed in Cross River

The Cross
River State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of one Michael Edet
who raped a serving corps member (name withheld) after breaking into her
residence in Ekpri-Obutong in the Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River
State, Owojela’s Blog reports.

Southern
City News learnt that the incident happened on Friday at about 11pm at Block
A6, Obutong Estate in Ekpri-Obutong when the residents were fast asleep.

One of the
victim’s neighbours, who craved anonymity, said the suspect broke into the
house of the corps member at about 11pm on Friday and allegedly raped her
before carting away her valuables, including phones and cash.

She said,
“As you can see, these houses don’t have burglar-proof bars. It is just the
glass and anyone can enter at any time. We live in a very dangerous environment
and we have been facing serious security challenges in this estate.

“This is not
the first time they are raping women in this place. It is quite unfortunate
that this time, it is a visitor (corps member) that was the victim.

“We learnt
that she had been moved to Calabar because as we speak, she is still in shock.
But we are also happy that the police did a good job by apprehending the
culprit. We believe that justice will be served.”

Also,
another corps member, who did not want his name mentioned, told Southern City
News that his colleague recognised the suspect because he stayed for close to
30 minutes in her house.

“She told us
that she recognised the suspect’s voice and the shoes he wore, but she is still
in shock about what happened to her. She was glad he has been arrested,” he
said.

A police
source said the suspect went into hiding after recognising that he had been
recognised, adding that he was eventually apprehended at Akpabuyo.

The police
said the suspect was a popular petroleum dealer in the area with a wife who
recently put to bed.

When
contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the
incident, adding that the suspect had been arrested and was already in the
police custody.

She said,
“It is true. We have arrested the suspect and he has been identified by his
victim as the person who broke into his house that fateful night.”

Also, the
PRO in charge of the state NYSC, Abdullahi Yuguda, said, “We applaud the role
played by security agencies in Bakassi, which led to the arrest of the culprit.
The NYSC will not relent until justice is done.”

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